.Chevron Brazil Suits Double to $22 Billion With New Claim
By Peter Millard and Adriana Brasileiro - Apr 4, 2012 4:28 PM ET
Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Transocean Ltd. (RIG) are being sued for $22 billion in environmental damages in Brazil, double initial claims, after a federal prosecutor filed a second lawsuit over oil spills off the nations coast.
Chevron committed a series of errors that led to the March spill at Frade, the second incident at the offshore oil project, the federal prosecutors office said in a statement yesterday.
Chevron Brazil Suits Double to $22 Billion With New Claim - Bloomberg
By Peter Millard and Adriana Brasileiro - Apr 4, 2012 4:28 PM ET
Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Transocean Ltd. (RIG) are being sued for $22 billion in environmental damages in Brazil, double initial claims, after a federal prosecutor filed a second lawsuit over oil spills off the nations coast.
Chevron committed a series of errors that led to the March spill at Frade, the second incident at the offshore oil project, the federal prosecutors office said in a statement yesterday.
Chevron Brazil Suits Double to $22 Billion With New Claim - Bloomberg